H.M

Age:

89 years old (As of November 2019 interview)

Place of residence:

Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture

Relatives living together:

Lives with wife

Occupation:

Sailor

Age of onset:

About 87 years old

Diagnosis:

Alzheimer type

Dementia rating scale?Mini-Mental State Examination(MMSE)
The most widely used screening test internationally for identifying dementia, in which questions are asked directly to subjects. The MMSE assesses cognitive functions with a series of questions/tasks related to orientation, memory, attention and calculation, language, giving commands and copying a picture. The test yields the highest score of 30 points, and, in general, those who score 23 points or lower are identified as suspected patients with dementia.Revised Hasegawa's Dementia Scale (HDS-R)
A screening test widely used in Japan for identifying dementia, in which questions are asked directly to subjects. It has 9 questions/tasks related to age, orientation, immediate memory and delayed recall of 3 words, calculation, backward digit span, memory of 5 objects and language fluency. The test yields the highest score of 30 points, and, in general, those who score 20 points or lower are identified as suspected patients with dementia.
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MMSE 17About (As of November 2019)

Past experiences

2011年(82)

After staying at an evacuation center following the Great East Japan Earthquake, I did not use temporary housing and moved into an apartment.

2011年(82)

After moving into the apartment, I spent most of the day farming in the fields of my wife's parents or fishing.

2016年(86)

By 2017, I was hospitalized 3 times for bile stones and prolapsed bowel, and I took time off from farming.

2017年(87)

Upon leaving the hospital, I started farming again, but I was not able to keep up with weeding. The landowner told me that I should quit, and I quit.

2017年(87)

I became unable to fish as well as I used to because of my health problems.

2018年(88)

I basically stopped socializing and fishing. And I mostly stayed at home.

2019年(89)

I am thinking of returning my driver's license because my driving is dangerous.

Joy in life and living

1

Joy that you have given up

Fishing and farming

Something you would like to do in the future

I want to continue what I have been doing, with somebody driving me to the places I want to go, such as fishing spots and fields.

Challenges in daily living

Physical and mental dysfunctions

Message to the society

I am concerned about making arrangements for our own future cemetery.